Acting credits
1
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Akio Watanabe
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 19Series: 23Crew credits: 41
TMDB ID: 1517688
IMDb ID: nm0913787
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: July 13, 1969
Age: 57
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1991 - 2025
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 7.13
Wikidata: Q4701116
Also known as
Watanabe Akio • 渡辺 あきお • 渡辺あきお • ぽよよん♥ろっく • ぽこぴー • Poyoyon♥Rock • Poyoyon Rock • ぽよよん ろっく • ぽよよん☆ろっく • ぽよよん・ろっく • +3 more
Other jobs
Character Designer (17)Key Animation (12)Animation Director (4)Original Series Design (4)Director (2)Supervising Animator (1)Supervising Art Director (1)
Biography
Akio Watanabe (渡辺 明夫, Watanabe Akio, July 13, 1969) is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer and animation director from Tokyo. He sometimes is credited under the name 渡辺 あきお (same pronunciation) and Poyoyon Rock (as an illustrator). He belongs to Frontwing. He formerly worked at Studio Hibari.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Akio Watanabe.
Character Designer
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
2024 • Movie
Kintaro JK & Sexual Harassment Shark: No! Absolutely Not! Flirty Ore-Ore Scam!
2024 • Movie
Character Designer
Etotama: Nyankyaku Banrai
2021 • Movie
Original Series Design
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Stargazer
2020 • Movie
Original Series Design
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Soul Speed
2019 • Movie
Character Designer
Ikebukuro PR Anime
2019 • Movie
Animation Director
Fireworks
2017 • Movie
Character Designer
Blame!
2017 • Movie
Character Designer
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
2017 • Movie
Character Designer
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
2016 • Movie
Character Designer
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
2016 • Movie
Original Series Design
The Labyrinth of Grisaia
2015 • Movie
Director
Hoshizora Kiseki
2006 • Movie
Character Designer
Netrun-mon the Movie
2004 • Movie
Key Animation
Spriggan
1998 • Movie
Key Animation
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
1995 • Movie
Key Animation
Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture
1995 • Movie
Key Animation
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
1994 • Movie
Key Animation
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
1994 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Akio Watanabe.
Character Designer • 13 eps
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger
2025 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
My Happy Marriage
2023 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
Rumble Garanndoll
2021 • Series
Character Designer • 39 eps
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW
2020 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
2020 • Series
Supervising Art Director • 8 eps
Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai
2016 • Series
Original Series Design • 12 eps
Ange Vierge
2016 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
The Rolling Girls
2015 • Series
Character Designer • 23 eps
The Fruit of Grisaia
2014 • Series
Director • 3 eps
PeroPero Teacher
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Date A Live
2013 • Series
Character Designer • 36 eps
The World God Only Knows
2010 • Series
Supervising Animator • 73 eps
Monogatari
2009 • Series
Character Designer • 10 eps
Maison de Castle
2008 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
2004 • Series
Character Designer • 7 eps
Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Jing: King of Bandits
2002 • Series
Animation Director • 2 eps
The SoulTaker
2001 • Series
Character Designer • 3 eps
Pendant
1997 • Series
Character Designer • 2 eps
Magic Woman M
1997 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring
1996 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Macross 7
1994 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
3x3 Eyes
1991 • Series